9/28/10

Mad Dog Theatre: Shameless Plug

Hello readers,

If you are in/near/visiting New York City, then you should totally check out Mad Dog theatre company. It was founded by friends (and former schoolmates) of mine, and they're having their first production in November. So happy for them!

~A~

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www.maddogbarks.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Logue
September 28, 2010 917-330-4533
maddogtheatre@gmail.com


NYC’s newest ensemble, MAD DOG THEATRE COMPANY, gets their feet wet with Levey’s All the Way From China World Premiere!

The brand new theatre ensemble, Mad Dog Theatre Company, which is devoted to creating new work, will present the WORLD PREMIERE of Barry Levey’s All the Way From China on November 10-21, 2010 (8pm and 2pm). Performances will be held at The Gene Frankel Theatre located at 24 Bond Street in NOHO (Bond and Lafayette). The production is an Equity Approved Showcase.

The cast includes Kevin O’Callaghan*, Heather Kelley*, and Ghafir Akbar. The stage manager is Sarah Gleissner*. Joel Waage directs (*denotes AEA Member).

Synopsis
One year after his girlfriend was killed on campus, Yale dropout Jack holes up in Austin with a temp job, a guitar and an underachieving rich girl who toys with smack. The anniversary of the unsolved murder brings Jack a stream of fresh torments: renewed media attention, additional police interviews, and, weirdest of all, a Yalie named Ralph who arrives at Jack’s door with urgent information. All the Way From China explores how we hoard or share our grief, and asks how close must we be to a tragedy to be entitled to mourn it. Is grief a process of communal healing or competition for personal attention—and how far will we go to feel included?

Tickets are $16.00 and can be purchased at www.maddogbarks.com or directly from Brown Paper Tickets online or call 1-800-838-3006.

About the playwright
Barry Levey's most recent play, Hoaxocaust!, premiered last year at 59E59 in a showcase for Prospect Theater Company, and has been optioned for commercial production in 2011. Other plays include Downeaster Alexa (Ars Nova, 2009); Yale Law School (Heideman Award Finalist, 2010; Ars Nova, 2009); Citizens of Rome (O'Neill finalist, 2006); and Critical Darling (The New Group, 2005). His work has been developed at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Arena Stage, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and the Baldwin New Play Festival at the University of California, San Diego, where Barry received his MFA. Barry is a New Group Artist, Ars Nova Playgroup alumnus, and member of the Dramatists Guild.

About Mad Dog Theatre Company

Mission Statement

Mad Dog is a group of artists who tell stories. We believe the best way to do this is to make the stories our own. Stories that are funny, ferocious, unlikely, sexy, rough, inconvenient, loud, unsightly, and - ultimately - provoke questions. We are committed to producing new work, and strive for passionate collaboration from inception through performance. We welcome the possibility of creating a monster. If we do, we’ll smile, shake its many hands and offer it some enchilada lasagna.

Who We Are
Mad Dog was founded in 2010 by seven theatre artists and artisans (yes, artisans) who met at the Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory between 2006-2009. Our founding members include experienced (and aspiring) actors, directors, playwrights, theatre administrators, teaching artists and bartenders. We work as an ensemble and encourage each other to wear a number of hats so that we – like our audience – are always evolving. Fifty percent of our founding members were elected to Prom Court.

www.maddogbarks.com
Contact Jennifer Logue (PR rep) @ 917-330-4533 or maddogtheatre@gmail.com

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